waldzinator
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I was brewing my Southern Tier Imperial Pumking clone today. My grain bill was:
14 lbs - Briess 2-row
3 lbs - Pumpkin puree
1 lbs - Caramel 80L
1 lbs - Rice hulls
Some crushed up graham crackers
Based on all my calculations, both in Brewtarget and on several websites, my strike temp should have been right around 170 to hit a mash of 156 (yes, mashing high). I transferred the strike water to my 10 gallon cooler and allowed it to warm the cooler for a few minutes.
I then added the 3 lbs of pumpkin puree (temperature 67~ degrees). I then added my grain and stirred vigorously. After 15 minutes, I returned to ensure I was hitting my mash temp. 146!!!!! WTF???? I thought my floating thermometer was wrong, so I grabbed another. Ditto.
How can this be? I only had the lid off for about 2 minutes to add the pumpkin and the grain. This makes no sense. I've never had trouble with hitting my mash temp before. If anything, I usually overshoot by a degree.
Any thoughts? I don't get it, unless I REALLY didn't read my HLT thermometer right when I transferred, but I really don't think that's the case.
I was brewing my Southern Tier Imperial Pumking clone today. My grain bill was:
14 lbs - Briess 2-row
3 lbs - Pumpkin puree
1 lbs - Caramel 80L
1 lbs - Rice hulls
Some crushed up graham crackers
Based on all my calculations, both in Brewtarget and on several websites, my strike temp should have been right around 170 to hit a mash of 156 (yes, mashing high). I transferred the strike water to my 10 gallon cooler and allowed it to warm the cooler for a few minutes.
I then added the 3 lbs of pumpkin puree (temperature 67~ degrees). I then added my grain and stirred vigorously. After 15 minutes, I returned to ensure I was hitting my mash temp. 146!!!!! WTF???? I thought my floating thermometer was wrong, so I grabbed another. Ditto.
How can this be? I only had the lid off for about 2 minutes to add the pumpkin and the grain. This makes no sense. I've never had trouble with hitting my mash temp before. If anything, I usually overshoot by a degree.
Any thoughts? I don't get it, unless I REALLY didn't read my HLT thermometer right when I transferred, but I really don't think that's the case.